Toolbox is a data management and analysis tool for field linguists. It is primarily aimed at editing lexical data, and for parsing and interlinearizing text, but it can be used to manage virtually any kind of data.

If you have experience with the Field Linguist's Shoebox, you can think of Toolbox as an enhanced version of Shoebox with a new name. It is fully compatible with Shoebox. You can install Toolbox and use it just as you used Shoebox, with virtually no difference. Because Toolbox is an enhanced version of Shoebox, it is sometimes referred to as Shoebox/Toolbox. Read more

What is Render?

Render is an oral Bible translation software developed and tested by three partnering agencies: Seed Company, Pioneer Bible Translators and Faith Comes By Hearing.

Translating with Render

Render is a software that guides oral communicators in producing oral Scripture for their own language group. One or more (up to four) audio recordings are pre-loaded into Render to act as references for a new translation. A translator or translation team listens to the source languages, translates orally into the target language and records the new translation in Render.

Stages in the Translation Process

Listen to a Bible in a language the translator understands.

Translator records the passage or bit of verse into his own language.

Peer review-- other team members listen to draft recording.

Draft recording is revised and re-recorded as needed.

Community Testing-- Community groups listen to draft and record their comments about it.

Translation team listens to the notes from community testing and make the changes they feel are appropriate.

Consultant Check--Consultant uses an audio back translation. If requested the back translation can be transcribed. Notes can be transcribed for the consultant if requested.

Translation team revises the recording based on input from the consultant.